Ministry of Culture
Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture celebrating International Day of Yoga at various sites across the country under ‘ Yiga for Humanity’ campaign
Tourists to Get Free Entry at all ASI Protected Monuments/Sites on International Day of Yoga 2022
Tomorrow is International Day of Yoga. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lead the Yoga Day celebrations from Mysore Palace, Mysore.
Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture is celebrating 'International Day of Yoga’ on 21st June this year under the 'Yoga for Humanity' campaign at various sites across the country.
Entry to all monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India  will also remain free on 21st June 2022.
‘International Day of Yoga 2022’ celebration will be a special occasion this year as it marks the 75th year of India’s independence. Keeping the overarching theme, the Ministry of AYUSH has identified 75 locations for Union Ministries to participate in the Yoga Day celebration. Of these 75 sites, 32 are ASI protected monuments and sites.
Besides a mega event at each of these 32 sites where Union Ministries will be participating in the Yoga Day celebration, ASI is also organizing programs at many other sites across the country, where school children, youth and locals will practice Yoga.
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah will be performing yoga at Tryambakeshwar Temple in Nasik Maharashtra while External Affairs Minister Shri S Jaishankar will be present at Purana Qila in New Delhi.
Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman will be present at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi while Culture Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy will join the yoga celebrations from the Parade ground in Hyderabad.
Urban Affairs Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri will be present at the iconic Red Fort whereas Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will be present at the Sun Temple in Konark Odisha.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shri Prahlad Joshi will be in Hampi while Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will perform Yoga at Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Chhatarpur Madhya Pradesh.
Minority Affairs Minister Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will perform yoga at Fatehpur Sikri in Agra Uttar Pradesh whereas Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be at Kangra Fort in Himachal Pradesh.
Civil Aviation MMinister Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia will be at Gwalior Fort, Food Processing Industries Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras at Hastinapur in Meerut Uttar Pradesh, Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister R.K. Singh will be at Nalanda Mahavihara in Bihar.
Fisheries Animal Husbandry Dairying Minister Shri Purshottam Rupala will be at Modhera Sun Temple in Gujarat while Sports and Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur will be at Tira Sujanpur  in Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh.
MoS  Shripad Naik, MoS  Rao Sahib Danve, MoS  Bhanu Pratap Singh and MoS  Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal will perform yoga at Churches & Convents of Old Goa, Diu Fort, Buddhist Monuments, Sanchi Madhya Pradesh and Jantar Mantar respectively.
MoS  Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar, MoS  Shri Ramdas Athawale, MoS  Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, MoS Commerce Anupriya Patel, MoS Skill and IT Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar and MoS External Affairs and Culture Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi will be at Rakhigarhi, Kushinagar Buddhist Temple in Uttar Pradesh, Residency Building , Jaunpur Fort Uttar Pradesh, Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, and Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari respectively.
MoS Petroleum Labour and Employment Rameshwar Teli, MoS Agriculture Kailash Chaudhary, MoS Education Annapurna Devi, MoS , Hill Forts of Rajasthan , The Great Living Chola Temple , Mahabalipuram and Dholavira  respectively.
MoS Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje, MoS Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharti Pravin Pawar and MoS New and Renewable Energy, Chemical and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba will be performing Yoga at Halebidu Temple complex in Karnataka, Martand Sun Temple  J&K, and in Gol Gumbaz Vijaypura in Karnataka respectively.
It was during his speech at the UN General Assembly in September 2014; Prime Minister Narendra Modi first floated the idea of the International Yoga Day. The Draft resolution passed by India was supported by 177 nations. With universal recognition and growing popularity of Yoga, the United Nations declared June 21st as the International Day of Yoga in December 2014.
The first International Yoga Day was celebrated on June 21, 2015.